Looking for a DPS ship for Engineer

[TENGU 12900k]

I have 60 Fed Engineer and looking for a Cruiser or Escort that still has a decent DPS and will take decent punishment.

What you all think about Avenger Cruiser and Tempest Escort( its for sale on C Store )?

Avenger seems to have great turn rate while ability to fit 5 Forward weapons and screams heavy cannons. If someone can shed some light on these TWO ships.

[devo2]

The avenger is great. If youre willing to spend the money, its one of the best ships you can get for an engineer. Does great damage. I would set it up with several loadouts, one with 4 DHC and a torp on the front and 3 turrets rear, and one with 8 beams for the missions/zones that have enemies all around you or lots of holds and repels (undine).

Im not in love with the tempest. Its okay I guess, but it doesnt really do anything that another ship doesnt do better. I feel like if you wanted to go that route, try getting your hands on the xindi lockbox escort. Buy master keys and sell them on the exchange. Its 5 tac consoles like the tempest, but 5/2 unlike the tempest, and you can set it up with 2 Lt. engineering stations if you wish. Or the fleet armitage. 4 tac consoles but it has a hangar bay and a ltc engineer slot.

Just dont buy the Galaxy.

[Szeron]

The Avenger is a solid battlecruiser and can run with beams well or cannons decently. You'll want to put some RCS in those engineering console slots if you really want to run it with cannons; and the lower power useage of DHCs will let you run the maneuvering command to further help turnrate. I personally think it, and the KDF Mogh sister-ship, do better with beams, however. It's a pretty well rounded ship that will let you run a wide array of tactical, engineering, and science bridge abilities - or Aux2Bat if you prefer that route. The console/torpedo it comes with is completely forgettable

The Tempest is a quirky little ship. You can run it like a traditional escort with DHCs, or you can run it with Aux2Bat and a Beam Array setup, or something inbetween the two. The aft tailgun gives it a little extra punch in a direction most ships don't - which makes it great at performing strafing/'bombing' runs. The console it comes with is actually quite powerful and works wonders against clustered targets - just don't try to use it on cubes and other 'massive' opponents(it causes them to 'jump' around in strange ways).

They're both good ships, but they suit a more 'all-purpose' playstyle. If you're wanting to perform a specialized role, you're better off with other ships. I'd probably suggest the Avenger over the Tempest for an Engineer; you'll get better returns out of the Comm Array stacking with Nadeon Inversion and higher hull strength. Also, I highly suggest investing in the Engineer-Trait that procs on Emergency Power to X activation, if you haven't - power generation and drain resistance is the name of the game as an Engineer.

[TENGU 12900k]

Any particular Escort ships that can out DPS the Tempest?

Thank You both for replying to my question.

[Szeron]

The Kumari; however it doesn't quite take hits as well as the Tempest or Armitage.

The Fleet Advanced Escort(Prometheus) and Fleet Tactical Escort(Defiant) also get 5 tactical console slots(like the Fleet Tempest), but it really comes down to how you want to setup and fly your ships.

Really, the Federation has a lot of nice Escorts that are for the most part interchangeable. It really just comes down to your preferences. If you're looking for more damage, your bridge skills, doffs, and traits play a larger factor; likewise for survivability.

[TENGU 12900k]

Thank You, I just picked a Avenger, seems like a very solid ship. Currently I have all cannons on it but ill try beans soon.